Re: mouse highlight on agenda lines

[tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye)]

Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:

> Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> wrote:
>
>> Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:
>> 
>> > Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Aloha all,
>> >> 
>> >> After a recent upgrade to emacs 24, and using the Org-mode that ships
>> >> with emacs (7.8.11), the following code that has been in my
>> >> initialization file for a long time no longer works:
>> >> 
>> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle yes
>> >>   (add-hook 'org-finalize-agenda-hook
>> >>     (lambda () (remove-text-properties
>> >>                (point-min) (point-max) '(mouse-face t))))
>> >> #+end_src
>> >> 
>> >> It used to keep the mouse pointer from highlighting agenda lines.
>> >> 
>> >> Any idea why it is broken now?
>> >
>> > Maybe.
>> >
>> > C-h v org-finalize-agenda-hook says:
>> >
>> > ,----
>> > | org-finalize-agenda-hook's value is ((lambda nil
>> > |    (remove-text-properties
>> > |     (point-min)
>> > |     (point-max)
>> > |     '(mouse-face t))))
>> > | 
>> > | 
>> > |   This variable is obsolete since 24.3;
>> > |   use `org-agenda-finalize-hook' instead.
>> > |   This variable is potentially risky when used as a file local variable.
>> > `----
>> >
>> > Nick
>> 
>> Hi Nick,
>> 
>> I'm on a bumpy upgrade road here.  I like the promise of ELPA, but so
>> far the org package hasn't worked so well for me :(
>> 
>> On my system, C-h v org-finalize-agenda-hook says:
>> 
>> org-finalize-agenda-hook is a variable defined in `org-agenda.el'.
>> Its value is ((lambda nil
>>    (remove-text-properties
>>     (point-min)
>>     (point-max)
>>     '(mouse-face t))))
>> 
>> Original value was nil
>> 
>>   This variable is potentially risky when used as a file local variable.
>> 
>> Documentation:
>> Hook run just before displaying an agenda buffer.
>> 
>> I see from your post that the hook I'm using will go away when I find
>> time to get current again.  I suppose there is no sense trying to figure
>> out why my soon-to-be-obsolete hook isn't working on an outdated system.
>> 
>
> Do you have org-agenda-finalize-hook? If so, try adding your function to
> that. It seems to work for me, but we *are* running different bits, so you
> might have to get back onto the bleeding edge before it works for you
> again.
>
> Nick
>

Hi Nick,

Nope, org-agenda-finalize-hook is still a gleam my installation's eye.

I appreciate your help and will be back once I manage to climb back onto
the bleeding edge again.

Tom
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